Spring+Meeting+-+April+25,+2015

**Central PA-AATG Spring Workshop** **Saturday, April 25, 2015** **Franklin & Marshall College - Barshinger Life Sciences and Philosophy Building**    - printable version of the Spring 2015 agenda Registration this year is online! Click [|here] to register!  **What We Have in Common: Fostering Transcultural Competence through Authentic Materials** Christina Frei and Bridget Swanson, University of Pennsylvania   This workshop draws on the AP framework for World Languages and translates a theme-based approach to first-year language instruction. The presenters discuss strategies for creating modules that are thematically engaging, based in authentic materials, and foster transcultural competence from the start. Topics include how to structure modules around essential questions, how to integrate reflective journaling, and how to didacticize authentic material for the beginner. The workshop will be conducted in German. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #282828; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #282828; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**Program** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #282828; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #282828; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">9:00-9:30 Registration, Coffee and Refreshments <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #282828; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #282828; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">9:30-10:15 Central PA-AATG Business Meeting <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #282828; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #282828; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">10:15-10:30 Break <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #282828; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #282828; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">10:30-12:00 Workshop, Part I <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #282828; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #282828; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">12:00-1:00 Lunch <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #282828; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #282828; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">1:00-2:30 Workshop, Part II <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #282828; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #282828; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI WPC','Segoe UI',Tahoma,'Microsoft Sans Serif',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">2:30-3:30 Central PA-AATG Executive Committee Meeting